Endless Love: A Novel

I too thought this book was "my little secret!" How wonderful to hear from others who feel the same way. One of the few books that have truly broken my heart - I felt changed after I read it. My ideas on love, family, relationships,and madness - all were altered by Scott Spencers' suberb, unduplicable writing stye. His prose is superb in a multi-faceted manner. He creates vivid, realistic characters combined with stunning figurative language. The intensity of his emotional and physical descriptions, coming from the viewpoint of David, leave you breathless and yearing for more. A masterpiece novel - one of my all time favorites, 15 years after first reading it.

I'd always heard about this book, but somehow had never read it. It's incredible. At times pornographic, often lyrical, it's an astounding achievement, the last word on young love and the madness it can incite.

I read "Endless Love" shortly before that horrible movie came out. Like so many others, I loved the book and hated the movie. I've read it many times, and can recall long passages, actually hear Spencer's words in my memory's ear. It is one of my most fervent wishes that this wonderful book be made into a movie that's worthy of it. I'm sure it can be done.

Rarely have I ever encountered a book that grasps you from page one and does not let go until the final paragraph. This is an intense book that, permitting you allow yourself to enter into the mind of the protagonist, pulls you into his emotional turmoil and shares with you the hardships that accompany unrequited love. For those that have never experienced unrequited love, consider this an introduction. For those that have, you can consider this book an accessory. I highly recommend this book to anyone that has dared to love.

This book needs a rediscovery. It needs to somehow shake the stigma of a poorly received film adaptation, and be seen for what it is; a beautifully chronicled portrait of love. A wonderful tone is set from the very first sentence and keeps going until the last. Do yourself a favor and seek out this book.

This book absolutely SLAYS me. I've read it numerous times and it is, in my opinion, a masterpiece of modern fiction. The first sentence reels you in, the last page knocks you dead, and everything in between is so amazing and original, I can't even describe it. Just buy it. By the way, when I first saw a picture of author Scott Spencer, I was astonished that he didn't look a thing like David. But that's how true this book seems.

This is NOT light romantic reading for sissies--and I despise that silly new cover--but if you are a bright person with a good vocabulary, do not miss this book.

Scott Spencer has written a confession of love that is so passionate and enduring that by the time you get to the last few lines it literally breaks your heart. Endless Love is the tragic novel about David and Jade- and the crime of loving too much. DON'T see the movie- just read the book.

A love story about two people that have become totally and completely physically obsessed with each other for long periods of times.

It seemed to be a definite favorite of the teenager girl set, at the time. Definitely not your average genre romance novel, anyway, so won't put you off from that point of view.

This book is ridiculously overhyped. Instead of telling what would probably be the most interesting part of the story (and the part that would make the rest of the story a little more understandable), the book starts out after Jade and David have broken up and merely chronicles his obsession with her despite all evidence that she doesn't reciprocate his feelings. For all that it's heralded as an honest look at first love, the actual reciprocal love is left out entirely.

The hour and a half it took me to read this book would have been better and more enjoyably spent reading the average Harlequin drivel.

This story is absolutely fantastic. I read this book years ago and was struck by the beauty of the writing and how intense the story is. Still one of my favorites, I'd recommend it to anyone who wants a darker look at love and the things it can make us do.

Following this character around for 400 pages was a trial! He was immature and disturbed. There was not a single compelling or interesting character in the book. The story was flimsy. I took this book on vacation and was very sorry I did.

I bought this book because it had good reviews. This book was horrible. It took me forever to read and it rambled. I actually skipped groups of pages and didn't appear to miss anything. I only finished the book on principle- because I bought it and didn't want to waste my money. In my opinion, this is just a BAD book.